Trump claims Cuomo uses New York attorney general as a ‘bludgeoning tool’ to make him ‘look as bad as possible’

President Trump walks off Marine One at the White House on Sunday. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

He’s in a New York state of ire.

President Trump unleashed a torrent of Twitter anger on his home state Monday, accusing Gov. Cuomo and Attorney General Letitia James of laboring to make him look “bad” while trashing New York’s “ridiculously high” taxes.

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Trump’s fire-in-all-directions missive did not come in response to any particular announcement from either James or Cuomo, though the state AG has for months aggressively pursued several investigations into the president’s various New York-based businesses.

“It is very hard and expensive to live in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo uses his Attorney General as a bludgeoning tool for his own purposes,” the Queens-born president posted.

“They sue on everything, always in search of a crime...Now Cuomo’s A.G. is harassing all of my New York businesses in search of anything at all they can find to make me look as bad as possible. So, on top of ridiculously high taxes, my children and companies are spending a fortune on lawyers. No wonder people and businesses are fleeing New York in record numbers!"

“I have a sworn duty to protect & uphold state law," James tweeted. “My office will follow the facts of any case, wherever they lead. Make no mistake: No one is above the law, not even the president.”

Cuomo, speaking on an unrelated conference call with reporters, responded by taking a shot at Trump’s apparent lack of state government understanding.

“Maybe his attorney general is his tool,” Cuomo said, referring to Attorney General William Barr, who’s drawn rebuke for being overly protective of the president. “In New York, the attorney general is separately elected. I don’t appoint the attorney general.”

The governor continued, “If he has nothing to hide, he has nothing to worry about. His paranoia is once again getting the better of him.”

Gov. Cuomo speaks during a news conference in 2016. State Attorney General Letitia James is pictured to his left. (James Keivom/New York Daily News)

Trump’s Twitterspree gave particular attention to his scandal-scarred foundation, which was forced to close down after James’s office found last year that the entity had engaged in a “shocking pattering of illegality," including “unlawful coordination with the Trump presidential campaign, repeated and willful self-dealing and much more.”

“I even got sued on a Foundation which took Zero rent & expenses & gave away more money than it had,” Trump posted. “Going on for years, originally brought by Crooked Hillary’s Campaign Chair, A.G. Eric Schneiderman, until forced to resign for abuse against women. They never even look at the disgusting Clinton Foundation.”

Because of the foundation’s alleged widespread wrongdoing, James’s office is seeking restitution for $2.8 million in misspent cash as well as a 10-year ban on Trump operating not-for-profit organizations in New York. That case remains ongoing.

In addition to the foundation investigation, James’s office has launched inquiries into Trump’s eponymous real estate empire, firing off subpoenas to Deutsche Bank and Investors Bank.

Sources familiar with the matter say the Deutsche Bank subpoena was issued in response to Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress that Trump purposely inflated his assets while seeking loans — allegations that could amount to fraud if proven true.

Federal prosecutors for the Southern District of New York are separately looking into potential crimes relating to Trump’s inaugural committee and hush money payments to his alleged paramours.